WEBVTT A SMALL PLANE MANAGED TO LAND SAFELY.. WITHOUT NOSE GEAR.. AT A COLUMBIA AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE AIRPORT AROUND 4PM. THE PLANE.. MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND.. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE PLANE FINALLY HIT THE GROUND.. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.. HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE PLANE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.. NO WORD ON WHY THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT